Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-02-25
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ASSEMBLING OF THE STATE
CONVENTION.

The Eleventh Annual Convention OF
Young Mems Christian Associations OF
| Virginia, which commenced its session in
| the Lutheran church here last night, IS
called together by the State Executive
Committee al Richmond, of which MI. las.
ID. Crump of that city is Chairman, and
Mr.. II. M. McIhany Of this place proml-
| nent member. The object of the Conven-
| ton is to exchange views on Association
| work and to inaugurate such measures as
| will extend it and increase its efficiency.
| There are seven general or local secreta-
ries and one State Secretary. The last
| Convention was held at Norfolk, Feb,,
| 1886 1t is referred to as a very interest
ing occasion and proved great stimulus
| to association work in that place.
This Convention is a section of the most
powerful agency for good. next to the
! church, that exists in the world. In Amer
| lea alone it has $50, 600 members and owns
over IS 900 900 worth of real estate. Its
current expenditures are over 81 900 900
year. The Convention itself represents
! the State of Virginia in which there are
more than 20 Associations with over 900
members, with yearly expenditures Of
nearly 900. 1t is a body of men en-
bracing every calling and every profession
in life, and it's progress in Virginia has
been so rapid that it to-day stands as j
moral power in the State with marked
influence GA public opinion. Our own
| Staunton Association of which we pub
llsh sketch below, is good sample of
the general body, both in its birth, growth
and the material of which it is comp )sed.
| The members of the convention will be
welcomed by our citizens and there is no
doubt that their presence here will prove
a healthful inauguration of the cause in
our city.
| ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
| At 8 O'Clock, last night, the Convention
assembled in the Lutheran church, the
| space not devoted to the delegates being
already occupied by an audience which
| had gathered earlier. Before the common
| cement of the organization there was some
very fine singing by the college delegates.
| I Ec5luSub I1cEIy II. 5C6, "a LU0 OlduI-
ton Association. conducted the opening
services and prayer was offered by Rev.
W. III. Settlemyer, pastor of The church.
Maj. jed Hotchks5, who delivered
| the welcome address. Was introduced
| by Mr.. Peck to the audience. Maj
Hotchkiss welcomed the delegates and
extended an especially warm welcome
to the students from the different colleges.
The delegates came upon mission whic b
insured q welcome-tO look after the
welfare of young men. That mission and
the organization they belonged to formed
the common ground on which men Of all
religious doctrines could rally. Statistics
showed that only Is out of every 100
young men crossed the thresholds
Of the churches This Association Was
to hunt out the missing IS. 1t is an army
knit together by one good object and be-
ing so banded they must succeed. The
world is becoming better and its better
ment is largely due to the Y. M. Chris
tian Association. And this was especially
noticeable in the railroad work.
Capt. Marks, of Petersburg, President
of the last Convention was then called
to the chair, and called on Mr.. FL. M.
Clarke, Of Richmond, to reply to Maj.
Hotchkiss, which he did,
The Convention then made Capt. Marks
Temporary Chairman, and Mr.. Pendleton
Jones, Temporary Secretary. and a COM
mittee was appointed on permanent or
ganlZatlOn.
COMMITTEES.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittees-On organization, W G Ludwig
] M Reynolds and z Smoot; on Busl-
ness-J T Yates, Oscar Swineford and A
Nj Howison, with e L Dadmun chairman.
These committees retired, and during
their absence Hon ] Taylor Ellyson made
most admirable address on ''Association
work-its claim upon business men, in
which he gave strong and clear presen-
tation Of the value of the Association to
all business men, we'll reinforced with
| insta noes and statistics.
He was followed by State Secretary FL
q. Williams, who conducted the ''Infor-
NAL talk to workers. in the absence of
Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus. 1.-The greatest
good to ourselves and our Associations y
was the subject, and it was generally dis
cussed by the delegates.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Organl-
cation reported the following officers
President, Samuel B Woods of Charlottes-
vile; 1st Vice President, Taylor Ellyson
of Richmond; I'd do, Jos Shirley OF
Stauuton; Sd do, J "a Speer of Roanoke
College; Secretary, r E Turner OF Nor
folk, and Asst. Secretary, E. M. Stokes of
the University of Va. The report of the
committee was adopted.
THE LADIES WELCOME.
Chairman Marks, in reply to the ques-
ton whether ladies were expected at the
meetings, answered that the ladies were
both expected and desired to be present.
The morning session, to day, takes
place in the Lutheran church at $50
O'Clock.
AT 10 O'Clock the Convention adjourned.
THE DELEGATES PRESENT AND THEIR
HOMES;
Anderson, ] Il. at Maj Jed Hotchkiss;
Antrim, A B, at Rev H b Pratt; Abram,
Rev W Y, at JAS H Blackley; Abney W
G, at Thos A Bledsoe; Atkinson, l. A, at
Clinednst.
Brown,J Mel, with " A Burke; Baker,
| Capt J Fl. with Mrs Woodhonse; Bourne,
Rev ] s, at Hale House; Burwell, Thos s,
with John B Burwell; Bosard, W R. with
A A Cone; Billieu, M, at Hale HOUSE;
Bowman. r A, with Mrs Chapm az; Bal